Love doing night mowing !!

[JDgreen]

Took this about 9 pm last night, the view is of our one acre northside yard, which was originally a cornfield when I moved here 22 years ago. The barn in the background is where I store my tractor. I enjoy night mowing because it is cooler and the engine heat isn't so uncomfortable. And sometimes the only way I can keep up with mowing is to do some of it at night.

 

[RobertBrown]

Took this about 9 pm last night, the view is of our one acre northside yard, which was originally a cornfield when I moved here 22 years ago. The barn in the background is where I store my tractor. I enjoy night mowing because it is cooler and the engine heat isn't so uncomfortable. And sometimes the only way I can keep up with mowing is to do some of it at night.

Ever think about getting a finnish mower for the tractor? Seems like it would make sense for that much lawn, since you have the big machine, wny not use for the big parts.

 

[JDgreen]

Ever think about getting a finnish mower for the tractor? Seems like it would make sense for that much lawn, since you have the big machine, wny not use for the big parts.

I have a 60 inch MMM underneath, why would I need a rear finish mower too?

 

[LandN]

Took this about 9 pm last night, the view is of our one acre northside yard, which was originally a cornfield when I moved here 22 years ago. The barn in the background is where I store my tractor. I enjoy night mowing because it is cooler and the engine heat isn't so uncomfortable. And sometimes the only way I can keep up with mowing is to do some of it at night.

for me the best time to cut the yard is the crack of dawn, but if i miss it, then the early evening will do something about that early start time makes for a good day

 

[Two-Stroke]

I also love mowing at night. Last weekend we had a beautiful full moon and I did about four hours of mowing under it. I wear a headlamp and sometimes attach a flashlight to my mower. The lower temperature really helps -- even though it was in the high 60s (F) I was still sweating a lot due to rough terrain.

 

[RobertBrown]

I have a 60 inch MMM underneath, why would I need a rear finish mower too?

I thought you had tractor....I mean real...uh a bigger tractor, and that was your mower in the photo.
Sorry my mistake.
I guess I mistook your tractor for a mower. But I guess your tractor is a mower.

 

[JDgreen]

for me the best time to cut the yard is the crack of dawn, but if i miss it, then the early evening will do something about that early start time makes for a good day[/QU

I would LOVE to be able to mow in the mornings, but there might be 2-3 days a month that are dry enough to do that, usually the dry days are when I DON'T have to mow. The remainder, either it is raining, it rained last night, or the dew on the grass is so heavy it doesn't dry out untill well after noon. This morning the grass is so wet I cannot do anything. It's only 65 degrees, it's overcast, but too wet.

 

[JDgreen]

I thought you had tractor....I mean real...uh a bigger tractor, and that was your mower in the photo.
Sorry my mistake.
I guess I mistook your tractor for a mower. But I guess your tractor is a mower.

Yes, JD 4210, 60 inch MMM You make me laugh with the tractor/mower line....

 

[RobertBrown]

Yes, JD 4210, 60 inch MMM You make me laugh with the tractor/mower line....

It may not look like it to you but your 4210 looks small in this photo. I guess it's because the grass is high and the tree is big. So I thought you were complaining about how it was getting difficult to mow.
Then I remebered and read this post about "your tractor".
I looked up the specs and it seems like that machine would go through it easily, but on the other hand that grass looks prettty thick and healthy. We don't have grass like that down here. What kind of grass is it.
Lawn looks great by the way:thumbsup:
Mine is just starting to recover from the drought, looks better than most of the neighbors though

 

[JDgreen]

It may not look like it to you but your 4210 looks small in this photo. I guess it's because the grass is high and the tree is big. So I thought you were complaining about how it was getting difficult to mow.
Then I remebered and read this post about "your tractor".
I looked up the specs and it seems like that machine would go through it easily, but on the other hand that grass looks prettty thick and healthy. We don't have grass like that down here. What kind of grass is it.
Lawn looks great by the way:thumbsup:
Mine is just starting to recover from the drought, looks better than most of the neighbors though

Have no idea what kind it is, it has been there since at least 1950 and it is probably the best part of the entire lawn here, because it is usually shaded. I have never planted grass here, just gradually kept mowing the yard that was originally one acre, I kept mowing and converted another 4 acres of field, pasture, and cornfield to lawns, things just grow on their own so a lot of what I created is clover, weeds, etc. Trouble is, because I got so far behind in mowing while helping my brother with his roof, most of my yard is now that high I am so sick of raking clippings I want to scream.